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for: Friday, February 20, 2026



AI Safety Meets the War Machine

Steven Levy / wired - Anthropic doesn’t want its AI used in autonomous weapons or government surveillance. Those carve-outs could cost it a major military contract.


DC: Congress, PACs battle over AI rules and influence

Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC

14 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Congress—Not the Pentagon or Anthropic—Should Set Military AI Rules - Lawfare

14 days / lawfaremedia


On the ground: Anthropic resists military use, Pentagon pushback

AI Safety Meets the War Machine

14 days / wired / Steven Levy

Pentagon vs. Anthropic: The AI Ethics Showdown Shaping Future Military Tech - OpenTools

14 days / opentools

Anthropic is fighting with a big client, and it’s actually good for its brand

14 days / fastcompany / Rob Walker

The Pentagon vs. Anthropic + An A.I. Agent Slandered Me + Hot Mess Express

14 days / nytimes / Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Mar

Pentagon AI Integration and Anthropic: Ethics, Strategy, and the Future of Defence Technology Partnerships - Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)

14 days / bisi

Maduro raid questions trigger Pentagon review of top AI firm as potential 'supply chain risk' - MSN

14 days / msn

Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute - DefenseScoop

15 days / defensescoop


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Premium Newsletter: The Hater's Guide To Anthropic, an inefficient, bloated AI ab that loses billions of dollars, deceives developers, burns as much as $8-$13 for every dollar of Claude Code revenue, and needs $283 billion to survive the next 4 years. htt

14 days / bsky / @edzitron.com

Joined The Tech Report to talk about Anthropic allowing Claude Code users to burn 8-13.5x their subscription cost in tokens, the crumbling of the data center financing industry, and AI's lack of impact on overall productivity. https://youtu.be/N_3X6qF2tT

14 days / bsky / @edzitron.com


Wall Street reels as Anthropic's Claude Code disrupts cybersecurity stocks

JFrog Lost 25% in One Day. AI-Native Startups Have More to Lose.

14 days / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

Cyber Stocks Slide As Anthropic Unveils 'Claude Code Security'

14 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Cybersecurity stocks drop after Anthropic debuts Claude Code Security

14 days / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Wall Street Reacts as Claude Disrupts Cybersecurity Market

14 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Anthropic: No, absolutely not, you may not use third-party harnesses with Claude subs

14 days / theregister / Thomas Claburn

What Builders Are Making With Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI

14 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler


All Other Stories

Dueling pro-AI PACs have centered around backing or targeting one New York congressional bid: Alex Bores, whose RAISE Act requires AI developers to disclose safety protocols and report serious system misuse.

14 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19474 / 18 stories in 14 days


NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon

Kris Holt / engadget - The Artemis 2 launch is edging closer as NASA has now set a target date for the 10-day mission to get underway. The agency is aiming to launch as soon as March 6 following a successful wet dress rehearsal on Thursday. The first attempt, which took place i…

#nasa #astronauts #science #government #aerospace #engineering #safety

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14 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

NASA Eyes March 6 To Launch 4 Astronauts To the Moon On Artemis II Mission

14 days / slashdot / BeauHD

NASA reports no significant leaks in Artemis II fueling test, eyes March 6 launch

14 days / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

NASA Admits Fault in Starliner Test Flight, Classifies It as 'Type A' Mishap

14 days / cnet / Joe Hindy

4 Problems NASA's Artemis II Still Has To Fix Still Before Its Launch

14 days / bgr

NASA pics horrify ahead of moon mission

14 days / news.com.au

NASA targets March 6 for Artemis 2 launch to take astronauts around the Moon

14 days / engadget / Kris Holt

NASA targets March for Artemis moon mission after fueling test success

14 days / abcnews

NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 50 Years Has Never Looked Closer

14 days / gizmodo / Ellyn Lapointe

Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19471 / 9 stories in 14 days


Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Mark Zuckerberg has testified he reached out to Tim Cook on teen wellbeing as Meta faces a landmark trial alleging its platforms were designed to addict youth.The post Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial appeared first on WinBuzze…

#techpolicy #meta #judiciary #zuckerberg #law #contentmoderation #litigation #algorithm #safety #timcook

National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials

14 days / cnbc

A new study finds that longer daily social media use was associated with predominantly negative outcomes for 60% of adolescents, but not all platforms are the same. The variances point to the opportunity for more nuanced regulation than blanket bans, writ

14 days / bsky / @techpolicypress.bsky.social / techpolicypress.bsky.social

Apple and Meta Called It Privacy. The Courts Call It Willful Blindness.

14 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

Smart glasses in court are a privacy nightmare

14 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Researchers Embrace Complexity in Social Media and Teen Mental Health

14 days / techpolicy

Privacy is at the center of child safety accusations against Apple and Meta. Here’s why

14 days / cnbc

Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on

14 days / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Zuckerberg Contacted Tim Cook on Teen Safety Amid Meta Trial

14 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

How Meta’s high-stakes trial could have ripple effects across other industries

14 days / fastcompany / Chris Morris

LA County lawsuit accuses Roblox of exposing children to 'grooming and exploitation'

14 days / engadget / Steve Dent

Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 8:20 am / permalink 19462 / 10 stories in 14 days


Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

Steve Dent / engadget - Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its "AI-powered, multi-layer protections" are d…

#ai #cybersecurity #automation #mobile #google #android #apps #contentmoderation #safety

Google Blocked 1.75M Harmful Apps From Play Store in 2025 - TechRepublic

14 days / techrepublic

AI-powered defenses help Google shield Android users from malicious apps - TechSpot

14 days / techspot

AI-powered defenses help Google shield Android users from malicious apps

14 days / techspot

AI-driven defences reshape Google Play’s security landscape - Tech Edition

14 days / techedt

Google Blocks 1.75 Million Malicious Apps From Entering the Play Store - Cyber Press

14 days / cyberpress

Google Blocks 1.75 Million Malicious Apps From Entering the Play Store

14 days / cyberpress / AnuPriya

Google boosts Android security with AI against malware in 2025 - Пепелац Ньюс

14 days / pepelac

Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025

14 days / engadget / Steve Dent

Google prevented 1.75 million malicious apps from Play Store in 2025

14 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Gains Amid AI-Driven Play Store Security Boost

14 days / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19455 / 10 stories in 14 days


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